Institution of Section 206 Proceeding and Refund Effective Date: Essential Power Rock Springs, LLC, 94724-94725 [2024-27974]

Download as PDF 94724 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 230 / Friday, November 29, 2024 / Notices allotted. If you wish to speak, Commission staff will hand out numbers in the order of your arrival. If all individuals who wish to provide comments have had an opportunity to do so, Commission staff may conclude the meeting a half hour earlier than the scheduled time. Comments will be recorded by the court reporter and become part of the public record for this proceeding. Transcripts will be publicly available on FERC’s eLibrary system. If a significant number of people are interested in providing oral comments in the one-onone settings, a time limit may be implemented for each commentor. It is important to note that the Commission provides equal consideration to all comments received, whether filed in writing or provided orally at a public meeting. Interested parties who choose not to speak or who are unable to attend the draft EIS meetings may provide written comments and information to the Commission as described above. For further information, contact Sarah Salazar at (202) 502–6863, or sarah.salazar@ferc.gov. Dated: November 21, 2024. Debbie-Anne A. Reese, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2024–27969 Filed 11–27–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Project No. 2905–035] khammond on DSK9W7S144PROD with NOTICES Village of Enosburg Falls, Vermont; Notice of Availability of Environmental Assessment In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s (Commission) regulations, 18 CFR part 380, the Office of Energy Projects has reviewed the application for a subsequent license to continue to operate and maintain the Enosburg Falls Hydroelectric Project No. 2905 (project). The project is located on the Missisquoi River in the Village of Enosburg Falls, Franklin County, Vermont. Commission staff has prepared an Environmental Assessment (EA) for the project. The EA contains staff’s analysis of the potential environmental impacts of the project and concludes that licensing the project, with appropriate environmental protective measures, would not constitute a major federal action that VerDate Sep<11>2014 21:22 Nov 27, 2024 Jkt 265001 would significantly affect the quality of the human environment. The Commission provides all interested persons with an opportunity to view and/or print the EA via the internet through the Commission’s Home Page (https://www.ferc.gov/), using the ‘‘eLibrary’’ link. Enter the docket number, excluding the last three digits in the docket number field, to access the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support at FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, or at (866) 208–3676 (toll-free), or (202) 502– 8659 (TTY). You may also register online at https://ferconline.ferc.gov/ FERCOnline.aspx to be notified via email of new filings and issuances related to this or other pending projects. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support. Any comments should be filed within 30 days from the date of this notice. The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file comments using the Commission’s eFiling system at https://ferconline.ferc.gov/ FERCOnline.aspx. Commenters can submit brief comments up to 6,000 characters, without prior registration, using the eComment system at https:// ferconline.ferc.gov/ QuickComment.aspx. You must include your name at the end of your comments. For assistance, please contact FERC Online Support. In lieu of electronic filing, you may submit a paper copy. Submissions sent via the U.S. Postal Service must be addressed to: DebbieAnne A. Reese, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE, Room 1A, Washington, DC 20426. Submissions sent via any other carrier must be addressed to: Debbie-Anne A. Reese, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 12225 Wilkins Avenue, Rockville, Maryland 20852. The first page of any filing should include docket number P– 2905–035. The Commission’s Office of Public Participation (OPP) supports meaningful public engagement and participation in Commission proceedings. OPP can help members of the public, including landowners, environmental justice communities, Tribal members and others, access publicly available information and navigate Commission processes. For public inquiries and assistance with making filings such as interventions, comments, or requests for rehearing, the public is encouraged to contact OPP at (202)502–6595, or OPP@ ferc.gov. For further information, contact Arash Barsari at (202) 502–6207 or Arash.JalaliBarsari@ferc.gov. PO 00000 Frm 00024 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Dated: November 21, 2024. Debbie-Anne A. Reese, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2024–27967 Filed 11–27–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. EL25–6–000] Institution of Section 206 Proceeding and Refund Effective Date: Essential Power Rock Springs, LLC On November 21, 2024, the Commission issued an order in Docket No. EL25–6–000, pursuant to section 206 of the Federal Power Act (FPA), 16 U.S.C. 824e, instituting an investigation to determine whether Essential Power Rock Springs, LLC’s Rate Schedule is unjust, unreasonable, unduly discriminatory, or preferential, or otherwise unlawful. Essential Power Rock Springs, LLC 189 FERC ¶ 61,117 (2024). The refund effective date in Docket No. EL25–6–000, established pursuant to section 206(b) of the FPA, will be the date of publication of this notice in the Federal Register. Any interested person desiring to be heard in Docket No. EL25–6–000 must file a notice of intervention or motion to intervene, as appropriate, with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, in accordance with Rule 214 of the Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR 385.214 (2024), within 21 days of the date of issuance of the order. In addition to publishing the full text of this document in the Federal Register, the Commission provides all interested persons an opportunity to view and/or print the contents of this document via the internet through the Commission’s Home Page (https:// www.ferc.gov) using the ‘‘eLibrary’’ link. Enter the docket number excluding the last three digits in the docket number field to access the document. From FERC’s Home Page on the internet, this information is available on eLibrary. The full text of this document is available on eLibrary in PDF and Microsoft Word format for viewing, printing, and/or downloading. To access this document in eLibrary, type the docket number excluding the last three digits of this document in the docket number field. User assistance is available for eLibrary and the FERC’s website during normal business hours from FERC Online Support at 202–502– 6652 (toll free at 1–866–208–3676) or E:\FR\FM\29NON1.SGM 29NON1 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 230 / Friday, November 29, 2024 / Notices email at ferconlinesupport@ferc.gov, or the Public Reference Room at (202) 502– 8371, TTY (202) 502–8659. Email the Public Reference Room at public.referenceroom@ferc.gov. The Commission strongly encourages electronic filings of comments, protests and interventions in lieu of paper using the ‘‘eFile’’ link at https://www.ferc.gov. In lieu of electronic filing, you may submit a paper copy. Submissions sent via the U.S. Postal Service must be addressed to: Debbie-Anne A. Reese, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE, Room 1A, Washington, DC 20426. Submissions sent via any other carrier must be addressed to: Debbie-Anne A. Reese, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 12225 Wilkins Avenue, Rockville, Maryland 20852. The Commission’s Office of Public Participation (OPP) supports meaningful public engagement and participation in Commission proceedings. OPP can help members of the public, including landowners, environmental justice communities, Tribal members and others, access publicly available information and navigate Commission processes. For public inquiries and assistance with making filings such as interventions, comments, or requests for rehearing, the public is encouraged to contact OPP at (202) 502–6595 or OPP@ ferc.gov. Dated: November 21, 2024. Debbie-Anne A. Reese, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2024–27974 Filed 11–27–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Project No. 2735–104] khammond on DSK9W7S144PROD with NOTICES Notice Soliciting Scoping Comments: Pacific Gas and Electric Company Take notice that the following application has been filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection. a. Type of Application: New Major License. b. Project No.: P–2735–104. c. Date filed: April 18, 2024. d. Applicant: Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E). e. Name of Project: Helms Pumped Storage Project (Helms Project or project). f. Location: The existing project is located approximately 50 miles northeast of the city of Fresno, on the VerDate Sep<11>2014 21:22 Nov 27, 2024 Jkt 265001 North Fork Kings River and Helms Creek, in Fresno and Madera Counties, California. The project currently occupies 3,346.6 acres of federal land administered by the U.S. Forest Service, 28.36 acres of federal land managed by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, and 0.07 acre of land managed by the Bureau of Land Management. The project, if relicensed with the proposed project boundary modifications, would occupy a total of 2,887.7 acres of federal land administered by the U.S. Forest Service, 28.5 acres of federal land managed by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, and 2.22 acres of land managed by the Bureau of Land Management. g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791(a)–825(r). h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Dave Gabbard, Vice President Power Generation, Pacific Gas and Electric Company, 300 Lakeside Drive, Oakland, CA 94612; telephone at (650) 207–9705; email at David.gabbard@pge.com. i. FERC Contact: Evan Williams, (202) 502–8462, or email at evan.williams@ ferc.gov. j. Deadline for filing scoping comments: December 21, 2024.1 The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file scoping comments using the Commission’s eFiling system at https:// ferconline.ferc.gov/FERCOnline.aspx. Commenters can submit brief comments up to 6,000 characters, without prior registration, using the eComment system at https://ferconline.ferc.gov/ QuickComment.aspx. For assistance, please contact FERC Online Support at FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, (866) 208–3676 (toll free), or (202) 502–8659 (TTY). In lieu of electronic filing, you may submit a paper copy. Submissions sent via the U.S. Postal Service must be addressed to: Debbie-Anne A. Reese, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE, Room 1A, Washington, DC 20426. Submissions sent via any other carrier must be addressed to: Debbie-Anne A. Reese, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 12225 Wilkins Avenue, Rockville, Maryland 20852. All filings must clearly identify the project name and docket number on the first page: Helms Pumped Storage Project (P– 2735–104). k. This application is not ready for environmental analysis at this time. l. Project Description: The existing Helms Project (project) includes: (1) a 132-foot-long, 89-foot-wide, 58.5-foothigh concrete intake-discharge structure (Courtright Intake-Discharge Structure), 1 If the due date falls on a weekend or holiday, the due date is the following business day. PO 00000 Frm 00025 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 94725 with metal trash racks, in Courtright Lake; (2) one 4,243-foot-long tunnel (Tunnel 1) composed of two sections: (a) a 3,312-foot-long, 27-foot-diameter concrete-lined section; and (b) a 931foot-long, 22-foot-diameter steel-lined section; (3) a 32.5-foot-long, 38-footwide, 45-foot-high gatehouse; (4) a 206foot-long, 22-foot-diameter, aboveground steel pipe that connects Tunnel 1 and Tunnel 2; (5) one 9,016-foot-long tunnel (Tunnel 2) composed of two sections: (a) a 764-foot-long, 22-footdiameter steel-lined section; and (b) a 8,252-foot-long, 27-foot-diameter concrete-lined section; (6) a 600-footlong adit of an unknown diameter, with an adit plug with frame and gate; (7) a 535-foot-high, vertical shaft surge chamber for Tunnel 2 with a 47-footdiameter lower section and 60-footdiameter upper section, with 12 feet of the chamber exposed above grade; (8) a 2,205-foot-long penstock composed of three sections: (a) a 1,070-foot-long, 27foot-diameter concrete-lined section; (b) a 300-foot-long, 27-foot-diameter concrete-lined section; and (c) a 330foot-long, 27-foot-diameter concretelined manifold section, that branches into three, 505-foot-long steel-lined penstocks, that reduce in diameter from 15.5 feet, to 11.5 feet, to 10.5 feet until connecting to the turbine-generator; (9) a 336-foot-long, 83-foot-wide, 125-foothigh excavated rock chamber underground powerhouse that includes three, 360-megawatt (MW) vertical Francis-type pump-turbine units, for a total installed capacity of 1,080 MW, and three, vertical indoor generators with an approximate total nameplate capacity of 1,212 MW; (10) a 3,727-footlong, 27-foot-diameter concrete-lined tunnel (Tunnel 3); (11) a 984-foot-tall, vertical shaft surge chamber for Tunnel 3 with a 27-foot-diameter lower section and a 44-foot-diameter upper section that transitions into a 10-foot-diameter air shaft topped by a 10-foot-tall, 14foot-diameter protective device above grade; (12) an 88-foot-long, 78-footwide, 51-foot-high concrete intakedischarge structure (Wishon IntakeDischarge Structure), with metal trash racks, in Lake Wishon; (13) a 220-foot by- 265-foot above ground, fenced switchyard; (14) an underground transformer bank of 10 transformers with a capacity of 150,000 kilo-voltamperes each; (15) a 3,723-foot-long, 30foot-wide, 25-foot-high powerhouse access tunnel; and (16) appurtenant facilities. Although the project facilities do not include any dam or reservoir, PG&E operates the project for power generation using Courtright Lake (upper E:\FR\FM\29NON1.SGM 29NON1

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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 230 (Friday, November 29, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 94724-94725]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-27974]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. EL25-6-000]


Institution of Section 206 Proceeding and Refund Effective Date: 
Essential Power Rock Springs, LLC

    On November 21, 2024, the Commission issued an order in Docket No. 
EL25-6-000, pursuant to section 206 of the Federal Power Act (FPA), 16 
U.S.C. 824e, instituting an investigation to determine whether 
Essential Power Rock Springs, LLC's Rate Schedule is unjust, 
unreasonable, unduly discriminatory, or preferential, or otherwise 
unlawful. Essential Power Rock Springs, LLC 189 FERC ] 61,117 (2024).
    The refund effective date in Docket No. EL25-6-000, established 
pursuant to section 206(b) of the FPA, will be the date of publication 
of this notice in the Federal Register.
    Any interested person desiring to be heard in Docket No. EL25-6-000 
must file a notice of intervention or motion to intervene, as 
appropriate, with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, in 
accordance with Rule 214 of the Commission's Rules of Practice and 
Procedure, 18 CFR 385.214 (2024), within 21 days of the date of 
issuance of the order.
    In addition to publishing the full text of this document in the 
Federal Register, the Commission provides all interested persons an 
opportunity to view and/or print the contents of this document via the 
internet through the Commission's Home Page (https://www.ferc.gov) using 
the ``eLibrary'' link. Enter the docket number excluding the last three 
digits in the docket number field to access the document. From FERC's 
Home Page on the internet, this information is available on eLibrary. 
The full text of this document is available on eLibrary in PDF and 
Microsoft Word format for viewing, printing, and/or downloading. To 
access this document in eLibrary, type the docket number excluding the 
last three digits of this document in the docket number field. User 
assistance is available for eLibrary and the FERC's website during 
normal business hours from FERC Online Support at 202-502-6652 (toll 
free at 1-866-208-3676) or

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email at [email protected], or the Public Reference Room at 
(202) 502-8371, TTY (202) 502-8659. Email the Public Reference Room at 
[email protected].
    The Commission strongly encourages electronic filings of comments, 
protests and interventions in lieu of paper using the ``eFile'' link at 
https://www.ferc.gov. In lieu of electronic filing, you may submit a 
paper copy. Submissions sent via the U.S. Postal Service must be 
addressed to: Debbie-Anne A. Reese, Secretary, Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE, Room 1A, Washington, DC 
20426. Submissions sent via any other carrier must be addressed to: 
Debbie-Anne A. Reese, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 
12225 Wilkins Avenue, Rockville, Maryland 20852.
    The Commission's Office of Public Participation (OPP) supports 
meaningful public engagement and participation in Commission 
proceedings. OPP can help members of the public, including landowners, 
environmental justice communities, Tribal members and others, access 
publicly available information and navigate Commission processes. For 
public inquiries and assistance with making filings such as 
interventions, comments, or requests for rehearing, the public is 
encouraged to contact OPP at (202) 502-6595 or [email protected].

    Dated: November 21, 2024.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2024-27974 Filed 11-27-24; 8:45 am]
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